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The Book of Omni is one of the books that make up the Book of Mormon. The book contains only one chapter although it covers more than two centuries of Nephite history (from ca 323 BC to 130 BC, according to footnotes). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (776x2060, 593 KB) Summary Book of Mormon 1830 reprint (facsimile of first copy of the Book of Mormon) by Herald Heritage Reprint 1970 Independence, Missouri Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Book of Mormon Metadata This file...
The Book of Mormon (originally, The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi) is one of the sacred texts of the Latter Day Saint movement, named after the prophet/historian Mormon, who according to the text compiled most...
Mormon is the name of the prophet in The Book of Mormon after whom the book is named. ...
In Mormonism, the Small Plates of Nephi (pronounced nee-fie) are alleged to be a collection of writings created by ancient inhabitants of the American Continent. ...
The First Book of Nephi (pronounced nee-fie) is the first book of the Book of Mormon, considered in Mormonism to be a work of scripture. ...
2 Nephi (pronounced Second nee-fie), also known as the Second Book of Nephi, is the second book of the Book of Mormon, one of the four standard works of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS). ...
The Book of Jacob is the third book of the Book of Mormon. ...
The Book of Enos is the fourth book of the Book of Mormon. ...
The Book of Jarom is one of the books that make up the Book of Mormon. ...
The Words of Mormon is the title of one of the books in The Book of Mormon. ...
In Mormonism, the Large Plates of Nephi (pronounced nee-fie) are alleged to be a collection of writings created by ancient inhabitants of the American Continent. ...
The Book of Mosiah is one of the books which make up the Book of Mormon. ...
The Book of Alma is one of the books that make up the Book of Mormon. ...
The Book of Helaman is one of the books of the Book of Mormon. ...
Third Nephi is one of the books of the Book of Mormon. ...
Fourth Nephi is one of the books of the Book of Mormon. ...
The Book of Mormon is the name of a book, or division, in The Book of Mormon. ...
Bern Switzerland Temple Statue of Angel Moroni Moroni [mɔrounai], according to the Book of Mormon, was the last Nephite prophet and military commander who lived in North America in the late fourth and early fifth centuries. ...
The Book of Ether is one of books that make up the Book of Mormon. ...
The Book of Moroni is one of the books of the Book of Mormon. ...
The Book of Mormon (originally, The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi) is one of the sacred texts of the Latter Day Saint movement, named after the prophet/historian Mormon, who according to the text compiled most...
In the Book of Mormon, the Nephites are a people descended from or associated with Nephi, a prophet who, according to the text, left Jerusalem at the urging of God in 600 BC[1] and traveled with his family to the Western Hemisphere, arriving in the Americas circa 589 BC...
The record passes from generation to generation
(This first portion is found previous to the Book of Omni) Nephi, who wrote First and Second Nephi forged the record, a book written on sheets, or plates of gold. Nephi passed them to his brother Jacob
Jacob passed them to his son Enos
Enos passed them to his son Jarom
Jarom passes them to his son Omni
In the Book of Omni, we find that:
Omni passes them to his son Amaron (Omni 1:3)
Amaron passes them to his brother Chemish (Omni 1:8)
Chemis passes them to his son Abinadom (Omni 1:10)
Abinadom passes them to his son Amaleki (Omni 1:12)
Narrative The initial author was Omni, but several others were charged with keeping the record as time passed, though few made significant contributions. In verse 5 it is explained that "the more wicked part of the Nephites were destroyed." There is little detail about the destruction, except to say that the Lord did visit them in great judgment because of their wickedness. In the Book of Mormon, Omni appears in the Book of Omni. ...
Chemish speaks of many wars between the people of Nephi and the Lamanites.
Amaliki speaks of the then current Nephite king, named Mosiah. As had happened previously, the Lord told the king (who appears to be a spiritual leader (prophet) as well as a secular leader) to lead the righteous Nephites out of the land of Nephi to a new place. They discover a group of the Mulekite people whose ancestors had also come from Jerusalem, but after it was attacked by the Babylonians. These people, however, did not bring religious or historical records with them which had two results- they had lost their religion, and they were unable to preserve their language from generation to generation. These people are known as the people of Zarahemla (their then current king, and also the name given to the land. Mosiah arranges for the people of Zarahemla to be taught the Nephite language, and Zarahemla is able to recount to him their oral history. In Latter-day Saint theology, Mulek (BoM Arabic مولق Mūlaq) is the only surviving son of Zedekiah, the last King of Judah. ...
According to the Book of Mormon, the Land of Zarahemla (popularly attributed to Biblical Hebrew זֶרַע־חֶמְלָה seed of compassion) was the Nephite capital for many years, and it was discovered by Mosiah sometime between 323 and 130 B.C. Its original inhabitants were Jews who went out from Jerusalem at the...
The two groups of people united themselves with Mosiah as their king, and they are all known as Nephites.
The first mention of the Jaredites is found here as well. A large stone is found with writing on it. Mosiah is able to "interpret the engravings by the gift and power of God." It tells of a man named Coriantumr and the downfall of his people. Their history is recounted more fully in the Book of Ether.
Mosiah the king dies and his son, Benjamin, becomes king. There is a war between the Nephites and Lamanites, which by this time is nothing new.
Ameliki then describes some of the Nephites who wish to return to the land of Nephi, apparently in an attempt to reclaim it. At the time Ameliki stops writing, he has not received word of them, including his brother who is among them.
Amaleki closes with some words about Christ, asserting that his words are true and that it is his intent the help others come unto Christ. He states at the close of the book that, having no descendants to carry on the record-keeping, he will give the records to King Benjamin. King Benjamin (BoM Arabic ملك بنيامين Maliki Banyāmīn) was a king from the Book of Mormon, the son of Mosiah I, and the second Nephite king of Zarahemla. ...
The Plates The Book of Omni is notable also for being the last of the books contained on the Small Plates of Nephi, one of two major divisions of the gold plates which Joseph Smith, Jr. claimed to have translated to obtain the Book of Mormon. In Mormonism, the Small Plates of Nephi (pronounced nee-fie) are alleged to be a collection of writings created by ancient inhabitants of the American Continent. ...
An 1893 engraving of Joseph Smith receiving the Golden Plates and the Urim and Thummim from Moroni. ...
Joseph Smith, Jr. ...
From First Nephi to the end of Omni, the book is presented in a first person narrative from the writers themselves (although there are many quotations). The following book, the Words of Mormon, are an explanation given by Mormon who takes the next buld of history and writes it himself in a third person manner from Mosiah to Fourth Nephi.
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